Certified Organic Beeswax Can Provide a Margin
of Comfort

If you're concerned about the possibility of pesticide
residues in the beeswax you use (and you should be!), certified organic beeswax
can provide a margin of comfort.

There are many sources of 'organic' beeswax. And I'm sure
that most retailers that sell 'organic' beeswax are selling a product that was
produced conscientiously and with the greatest of care.

But you should know that there's a difference between
'certified organic' and just 'organic' - at least legally. To label a product
as certified organic a producer must conform to the rules of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture Organic Certification Program.

There Are Tough Standards for Obtaining Certification

A product that is certified organic has met
some pretty tough standards. That's true of any agricultural product, but it's
especially true for beekeepers.

Think about it.

Tough though it may be for meeting the
standards for certifying a vegatable farm, for example, it's even tougher for a
beekeeper. That's because the vegatable farm stays in one place, but the bees
range for miles while foraging for pollen and nectar.

So the beekeeper not only has to conform to certification
standards at the location of the apiary, he or she also must keep the apiary in a location
where the bees will not come into contact with any disapproved substances.

And that's pretty tough to do these days.

That means that the bees must be kept miles away from golf
courses, residential yards, non-organic farming areas - even places like
landfills.

It takes real dedication and lots of extra work for a beekeeper
to obtain and maintain organic certification.

So if you want the extra peace of mind of buying certified
organic beeswax, I don't blame you at all. But be aware that it's going to cost
you.

The product below is an example. Click on it and you'll see that it's
considerably more expensive than non-certified.

But be assured: the beekeeper earned every extra penny he or
she is getting!

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